Poster of Frozen.

Viva - Voulez-Vous!

A spectacular party show celebration of the songs of Europe’s original pop four-piece ABBA! With all the hits you love to sing along to from their chart-topping career, this is ABBA but not as you ‘Knowing me, Knowing you’ know it.

various dates from 28 December 2024 to 11 November 2025
Viva

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Viva Broadway

The Ultimate Musical Theatre show! The musicals you LOVE as seen on Broadway, the West End and on Cinema Screens. Featuring classics like Les Miserables, Barnum & Wicked, to modern musicals SIX, Hamilton & Moulin Rouge!

Mainly Tuesdays, from 29 December 2024 to 9 November 2025
Viva

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Funny Girls Spring Show

Adults Only

The famous Funny Girls group presents their Spring Show. A lively and funny way to start the year! Funny Girls burlesque cabaret show appeared on the Royal Variety Performance twice!

Mostly Wednesdays, Thursdays and Weekends 23 January - 18 May 2025
Funny Girls

Poster Evolution of Magic. Christian and Elizabeth on foreground. A city in the background.

Evolution of Magic - the Unknown

The Evolution of Magic is a fast-paced, thrill riding and thoroughly entertaining show for all the family! Starring Craig Christian Magician and Illusionist. You may recognise Elizabeth who has appeared and performed on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’.

13 February to 30 August 2025
Pleasure Beach - Horseshoe

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Showzam!

Street stunts, outdoor performances, magic shows, magic school and circus. A week of entertainment in Blackpool for all the family!

14 to 22 February 2025
In Town (Mainly around Winter Gardens and the Tower)

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Blackpool Magic Convention

The largest Magic Convention in the World! With more than 4,000 magicians, more than one hundred dealers, many lectures and Gala Shows with world famous artists.

13 to 16 February 2025
Winter Gardens

A picture of JanuaryButler as Celine Dion!

Celebrating Celine!

Starring award winning vocalist January Butler as ‘Celine’ and featuring an incredible live band, lead by musical director Andy Mudd. Songs such as ‘All Coming Back To Me Now’, ‘I Drove All Night’, ‘Think Twice’, and many more.

Friday 14 February 2025
Viva

The clowns Mooky and Mr Boo.

Tower Circus

The Blackpool Tower Circus returns with a fantastic array of adventurous acts from all around the word. The circus first opened to the public on 14 May 1894 and has not missed a season since.

15 February to 2 November 2025
The Tower

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Story of Guitar Heroes

Hailed as the UK’s leading guitar-fest, The Story of Guitar Heroes has garnered critical acclaim both at home and abroad for its incredible homage to the most iconic guitarists from the past 50 years of popular music.

Sunday 16 February 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

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Megaslam Wrestling

This show will feature all of your favourite Megaslam stars and we invite you to join us as we celebrate 15 years of Megaslam wrestling in Blackpool! Don’t miss out on the excitement of the ultimate tour in the UK. Experience the thrill of a Megaslam Wrestling live event!

Sundays 16 & 23 February 2025
Viva

A pictured of Sully Pollard and adrawing of a fully charged battery.

Su Pollard – Still Fully Charged

For 50 years the legendary Su Pollard has delighted audiences, starring in the nation’s best-known TV shows and on stages around the globe in some of the world’s most-loved musicals.

Monday 17 February 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

A picture of 5 drag queens in very colourful dresses above a disco ball.

Queenz – Drag Me To The Disco

Queenz are back with a BRAND NEW SHOW! Join the gals for an electrifying, live vocal, drag-stravaganza, where Dancing Queenz and Disco Dreams collide for the party of a lifetime.

Tuesday 18 February 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

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Queen Extravaganza

Queen Extravaganza, the only official Queen tribute band, produced by Roger Taylor and Brian May, brings its own ‘kind of magic’ back into venues around the UK and Ireland in 2025 with a triumphant celebration of 50 years of Bohemian Rhapsody.

Wednesday 19 February 2025
Winter Gardens Opera House

A picture of 5 drag queens in very colourful dresses above a disco ball.

An Evening with Geoff Hurst

Back by popular demand after last year’s successful tour. He will talk amusingly about his illustrious West Ham and England career. So here we are back on the road with his great friend and agent Terry Baker from A1 Sporting Speakers once again asking the questions

Wednesday 19 February 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

A blue poster with the title of the show. The M and R are drawn as vampire's fangs.

Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock Eternal Love – The Musical

Featuring over 20 original songs from two No.1 Albums including six No.1 singles and the No.1 hit by legendary song writer John Parr “Everything They Said Was True”. With a full cast of amazing singers, dancers and musicians this truly is a night for musical theatre and rock fans alike.

20 to 22 February 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

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Viva Movie Sing-Along

An afternoon that celebrates the strength, friendship, and the magic of a movie… Whether you’re reliving the story or discovering it anew, this Sing-Along Movie Afternoon promises a symphony of laughter, wonder, and cherished memories.

Thursday 20 February 2025
Viva

A yellow poster with drawings of Big Ben and the Crown.

Pretty Vacant

Not many musical explosions define a generation and change music forever. There was Rock and Roll in 1956, Beatlemania in 1963, Flower Power in 1967, The birth of Rock in 1970 and then there was… Punk and New Wave.

Friday 21 February 2025
Winter Gardens

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The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight

Following a global sellout tour in 2023, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight returns with an epic, new 90-minute concert, breathing beautifully dark energy into legendary Rock & Metal.

Saturday 22 February 2025
Winter Gardens - Opera House

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Sausage and cider festival

Adults Only

Join us for a day for a spectacular session of festival fun, including; 25+ Cider Flavours! 12+ Sausage Flavours; Red Hot Chilli Peppers eating competition; World record sausage-eating competition; UK’s finest tribute artist

Saturday 22 February 2025
Winter Gardens

A poster with names of tributes: Luke Combs, Shania Twain

Summer in Nashville

Adults Only

Time to don the Cowboy Boots and Stetson as Nashville arrives in Blackpool for a huge country music party! Tributes of iconic country music Legends, Line Dancing, Prizes for best country outfits! 100 Free cowboy hats.

Saturday 22 February 2025
Winter Gardens

A poster showing Dr Strange, Iron man, Captain America and Spiderman.

Dr Strange's Magic

Join Doctor Strange as he delves into the world of magic, illusion, mind reading, and mayhem—all while meeting your favourite superheroes along the way! But watch out for any villains slipping through the multiverse.

Saturday 22 February 2025
Viva

A picture of Jon Culshaw

Jon Culshaw

Jon Culshaw is the star of BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers, BBC One’s The Impressions Show and Channel 4’s Partygate. Jon Takes his brand new show on the road following a completely sold-out and critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival.

Sunday 23 February 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

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An Inspector Calls

Jon Culshaw is the star of BBC Radio 4’s Dead Ringers, BBC One’s The Impressions Show and Channel 4’s Partygate. Jon Takes his brand new show on the road following a completely sold-out and critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival.

25 February to 1 March 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

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Dance Live!

Dance Live! sees pupils compete with choreographed routines to the backdrop of a giant digital screen, showcasing a range of skills from dance, performance and creative design to off-stage technical skills.

26 & 27 February 2025
Winter Gardens

A picture of the Sound & Vision band.

Sound & Vision

A one-of-a-kind tribute concert honoring the legendary David Bowie in Blackpool. Featuring live performances of his greatest hits and dazzling costumes, the Bowie experience is not to be missed.

Friday 28 February 2025
Viva

A pink poster with the logos of a dozen bands.

Love Live Festival

Solid Entertainments presents LOVE LIVE Festival. Several days of music with more than a dozen bands.

28 February to 2 March 2025
Winter Gardens - Empress Ballroom

A picture of Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez dressed to dance charleston.

Speakeasy

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez are thrilled to bring their all-new show SPEAKEASY! It will be a delicious dance experience. Mamba, Salsa, Charleston, Foxtrot and Samba the night away with an electrifying cast of world-class dancers, vocalists and musicians.

Saturday 1 March 2025
Winter Gardens - Opera House

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Coldplace: tribute to Coldplay

The World’s Leading Tribute to Coldplay produce a stunning live concert performance celebrating the music of one of the most successful bands. The only tribute to have worked for Coldplay.

Saturday 1 March 2025
Viva

A picture of a young man seeming to be lying in water.

Riders to the Sea

Riders to the Sea with a new dramatic prologue and chamber orchestration by Michael Betteridge, performed by Manchester’s acclaimed LGBTQ+ chorus The Sunday Boys. A man haunted by the ghosts of his past, finds himself drawn back to his family home and the memory of a great loss.

Monday 3 March 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

Men in a white van on a farm.

Boys From The Blackstuff

80s Liverpool. Chrissie, Loggo, George, Dixie and Yosser are used to hard work and providing for their families. But there is no work and there is no money. What are they supposed to do?

5 to 8 March 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

A red poster with four singers on stage.

Disco Inferno

Relive the dazzling era of glitter, glamour, and groovy beats with Disco Inferno UK, a high-energy celebration of the golden disco era! This production is a journey through disco’s enduring legacy, celebrating the iconic hits of Donna Summer, Earth Wind & Fire, The Bee Gees, The Jackson 5 and many more.

Thursday 6 March 2025
Winter Gardens - Opera House

A picture of a band on stage and of Sally Creedon

A Tribute to the Carpenters

he original Carpenters tribute is back! Featuring Gordy Marshall’s, The British Carpenters, starring the fantastic Sally Creedon as Karen Carpenter and with an incredible cast made up of musicians straight from London’s West End.

Friday 7 March 2025
Winter Gardens - Opera House

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Elvis - If I can dream

British Elvis Tribute Artist Championships. This Festival brings .together Elvis fans from all over the British and Internationally for 3 days of Elvis

7 to 9 March 2025
Viva

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Give me the night

It’s time to throw out all your blues and hit the city lights for a night of George Benson classics, as we pay tribute to the American soul superstar who helped make r’n’b soul what it is today.

Saturday 8 March 2025
Winter Gardens - Opera House

A green poster with clovers and a map of Ireland. Pictures of Mike Denver and Dominic Kirwan.

Pride of Ireland

Pride of Ireland – St Patrick’s Day Show Come along to this fabulous night of Irish music, Fun and Craic, jam-packed with the very best of Irish entertainment.

Sunday 9 March 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

A picture of children looking at an audience from the stages

Let's Go Sing!

Come and be part of a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Children from primary schools across Lancashire began the task of learning 10 songs, and now they will perform them for you in a fantastic concert. Over the course of five nights, 3700 children will take to the stage and perform in the concert of their lives.

10 to 14 March 2025
Winter Gardens - Opera House

A green poster with clovers and a map of Ireland. Pictures of Mike Denver and Dominic Kirwan.

Matt Goss: The Hits and More

From the award-winning musician who bought you ‘When Will I Be Famous’, Matt Goss ‘The New King of Las Vegas’ embarks upon a brand-new tour.

Thursday 13 March 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

A picture of the Rat PackLive band with pictures of Las Vewgas in the background.

Rat Pack Live

Rat Pack Live invites you to be part of the gang and features all the patterns and razzamatazz of their infamous live shows. So prepare yourself for the UK’s most authentic Rat Pack concert tribute.

Friday 14 March 2025
The Grand Theatre - Main Auditorium

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